Freedom (Journey album)

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Freedom
File:Journey - Freedom.png
Studio album by Journey
Released July 8, 2022
Recorded 2021
Genre AOR, arena rock, pop rock, hard rock
Length 73:12
Label BMG
Producer
Journey studio album chronology
Eclipse
(2011)		 Freedom
(2022)
Singles from Freedom (Journey album)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars[6]
Classic Rock 4.5/5 stars[7]
Riff Magazine 5/10 stars[8]

Freedom is the fifteenth studio album by the American rock band Journey, released on July 8, 2022, through BMG Rights Management and Frontiers Records. It is the second album to date not to feature founding bassist Ross Valory, who was dismissed in 2020. He is instead replaced with Randy Jackson who was last on Raised on Radio. With fifteen songs and a run time of one hour and thirteen minutes, this is the longest Journey album ever released, excluding compilations.[9][10]

Upon its release Freedom received mixed critical reviews - despite the performances and musicianship receiving near-universal praise, criticism was directed at its production, mixing and length.

Background and title

The album's 11-year gap from Eclipse (2011) marked the longest between two Journey albums to date. It is the only Journey album to feature drummer and producer Narada Michael Walden, as well as the first album to feature bassist Randy Jackson since Raised on Radio (1986), with both having departed from the group before its release.[11]

The album's title of Freedom was the original title of the group's 1986 album Raised on Radio, but was changed by then lead singer Steve Perry.[12]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Together We Run"   4:49
2. "Don't Give Up on Us"   5:23
3. "Still Believe in Love"   5:16
4. "You Got the Best of Me"   5:33
5. "Live to Love Again"   5:30
6. "The Way We Used to Be"   3:35
7. "Come Away with Me"   4:02
8. "After Glow"   5:22
9. "Let It Rain"   4:40
10. "Holdin' On"   3:14
11. "All Day and All Night"   3:38
12. "Don't Go"   4:58
13. "United We Stand"   5:05
14. "Life Rolls On"   4:57
15. "Beautiful as You Are"   7:10
Total length:
 73:12

Personnel

Journey

  • Arnel Pineda – lead vocals (except "After Glow")
  • Neal Schon – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Jonathan Cain – keyboards (except "All Day and All Night" and "Don't Go"), backing vocals, synth bass on "Still Believe in Love"
  • Jason Derlatka – backing vocals on 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15
  • Randy Jackson – bass (except "Still Believe in Love"), backing vocals
  • Narada Michael Walden – drums, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Deen Castronovo – lead vocals on "After Glow"

Production

  • Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Narada Michael Walden – production
  • Bob Clearmountain, Adam Ayan, Jim Reitzel, Keith Gretlein, David Kalmusky – engineering

Charts

Chart performance for Freedom
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 77
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[16] 65
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 22
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[19] 29
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 8
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] 92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 87
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] 3
US Billboard 200[25] 88
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] 17

References

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  13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Journey – Freedom" (in German). Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Journey – Freedom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Journey – Freedom" (in French). Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Journey – Freedom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Journey – Freedom" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  18. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-07-18/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon.
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  20. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Journey – Freedom". Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  25. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=305 "Journey – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Journey.
  26. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=326 Journey – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Journey.
  27. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=408 Journey – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Journey.

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